Wireless communication techniques for controlling access granted by a security device

• US 20080207171A1
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: van Willigenburg, Willem, Balemans, Harold
• Granted Patent: US 9,449,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/23 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity

Abstract

Wireless communication techniques are useful for controlling access granted by a security device (22). In a disclosed example, a communication portion (24) comprises a residential gateway that is capable of communicating with a mobile station (30) over a local network (32). The communication portion (24) is also capable of communicating with a remotely located server (40) over a secure network connection (42) such as over the internet. The mobile station (30) identifies itself to the security device (22). The mobile station identifier is verified to determine authorization to gain the requested access. The security device (22) provides the mobile station identifier to the remote server (40) which provides a security code to the mobile station (30) and a pass code to the security device (22). The security device (22) uses the pass code to verify the security code received from the mobile station (30) and controls access accordingly.

Claims

1. A method of using wireless communication for controlling access granted by a security device, comprising the steps of:

verifying a mobile station identifier of a mobile station that provided the mobile station identifier to the security device;

transmitting a security code to the mobile station responsive to verifying the mobile station identifier; and

providing a pass code to the security device for enabling the security device to grant access responsive to receiving the security code from the mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising

verifying the mobile station identifier by determining at least one access credential associated with the mobile station identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising

using a first communication protocol for communicating with the mobile station;

and

using a second, different protocol for communicating with the security device.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising

limiting an amount of time within which the security code will be accepted by the security device from the mobile station.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising

transmitting a short message service communication to the mobile station that indicates the security code.

6. A method of using wireless communication for controlling access granted by a security device, comprising the steps of:

receiving a mobile station identifier from a mobile station;

transmitting the received mobile station identifier to a remote server;

receiving a security code from the mobile station;

receiving a pass code from the server; and

granting access at the security device when the security code received from the mobile station corresponds to the pass code received from the server.

7. The method of claim 6, comprising

using a first communication protocol for communicating with the mobile station;

and

using a second, different protocol for communicating with the server.

8. A method of using wireless communication for obtaining access granted by a security device, comprising the steps of:

providing a mobile station identifier from a mobile station to the security device;

receiving a security code at the mobile station from a server located remotely from the security device; and

transmitting the security code to the security device for obtaining access at the security device when the security code corresponds to a pass code provided by the server to the security device.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising

using a first communication protocol for communicating with the security device;

and

using a second, different protocol for communicating with the server.

10. The method of claim 8, comprising

receiving an indication corresponding to the security code in a short message service message from the server.